International statistics Basic indicators: Costa Rica

Data from selected international sources
Indicator Unit Year Value
Land area km2201951,060
GDP, current prices bn US$202164.3
GDP per capita, current prices US$202112,408
GDP (annual change), constant prices %20217.6
Inflation (annual change of CPI) %20211.7
Gross value added: Agriculture % of GDP20214.5
Gross value added: Industry % of GDP202120.5
Gross value added: Services % of GDP202166.9
Population 1,00020215,139.1
Population, female % of total202150.1
Population density inhab. per km22021101
Population aged under 15 years % of total population202120.6
Population aged 65 years and older % of total population202110.6
Fertility rate, total births per woman20201.72
Life expectancy at birth - men years202078.0
Life expectancy at birth - women years202083.0
Density of physicians per 10,000 inhab.202033
Hospital beds per 10,000 inhab.201911
Infant mortality rate per 1,000 life births20207
Pupil-teacher ratio (primary) number202012
Pupil-teacher ratio (secondary) number202013
Student enrollment, tertiary per 100,000 inhab.20194,394
Public expenditure on education % of GDP20206.7
Labour force participation rate %202159.2
Labour force 1,00020212,418
Self-employed persons %202126.2
Unemployment rate %202118.0
Youth unemployment rate %202145.4
Long-term unemployment rate % of unemployed persons202126.8
Labour costs, manufacturing US$ per hour20183.84
GNI per capita, Atlas method US$202112,310
Household con­sumption exp. on food % of total con­sumption ex­pen­diture201721.95
Household con­sumption exp. on housing % of total con­sumption ex­pen­diture201715.19
Industrial production - Manufacturing index 2010 = 1002021132.0
Industrial production index, manufacturing industry 2010 = 1002021139.7
Agricultural land % of land area201934.8
Arable land and permanent crops % of land area201911.3
Agricultural area organic % of agricultural area20190.5
Forest area % of land area201959.1
Import of goods, total bn US$202014.5
Export of goods, total bn US$202011.6
Import of goods from Germany mn US$2020382.6
Export of goods to Germany mn US$2020116.7
Exports of goods and services % of GDP202136.1
Road traffic deaths per 100,000 inhab.201915
Pump price for gasoline (petrol) US$ per litre20160.98
Rail route length km2001848
Primary energy use kg oe per capita20141,023
CO2 emissions metric t per capita20201.55
Resident patent applications per mn inhab.20202
Research and development expenditure % of GDP20180.4
Researchers per million inhabitants2018345
Telephone lines per 100 inhab.202011.0
Mobile cellular subscriptions per 100 inhab.2020147.5
Internet users per 100 inhab.202080.5
Fixed broadband internet subscribers per 100 inhab.202019.5
Active mobile-broadband subscriptions per 100 inhab.202091.1

As at 21 July 2022

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